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Homoaromatic Delocalization in the Transition State for Norcaradiene Formation
Bertsch, Achim,Grimme, Wolfram,Reinhardt, Gerd,Rose, Hermann,Warner, Philip M.
, p. 5112 - 5117 (1988)
The kinetics for the extrusion of benzene from norcaradiene adducts 11 and 12 have been measured.The high 11/12 rate ratio, 8.9E3, was shown to be due to homoaromatic interactions in the cycloreversion transition state emanating from 11.This conclusion was reached after studying the benzene extrusion kinetics for several model compounds, including 20.The syntheses of the requisite compounds are fully described.
